Vicki is in the drawing room at Collinwood when Barnabas, at the Old House, mentally calls out and tells her to go to his portrait. After she walks to the portrait, he tells her that he will come for her and they will go away together and never return to Collinwood. Vicki is driving Barnabas to the cemetery. Barnabas expresses his doubts about what they are doing. He is concerned about the time. They must be on the ship and settled before sunrise. Suddenly, someone steps out into the road. Vicki recognizes him as Peter Bradford. She swerves the car to avoid him and crashes the car.